Non-Fiction Books about Elections (Study Guide) - Going Rogue: An American Life (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Going Rogue: an American Life. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Going Rogue: An American Life is a personal and political memoir by Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican candidate for U.S. Vice President. The book quickly became a New York Times #1 bestseller and is one of only four political memoirs to sell more than one million copies. The first part of the book is devoted to Palin's experiences before the campaign, the second part details her life as a candidate for national office. The book is written in a personal tone similar to Palin's manner of speaking. Palin discusses the disagreements she had with running mate John McCain's campaign advisers, criticizes the national media, and talks about the importance of religion and family life. The "Going Rogue" part of the title derives from criticism leveled at Palin by McCain campaign advisers that she was straying from their carefully crafted message and publicly disagreeing with McCain on several issues. The subtitle, "An American Life," mirrors the title of President Ronald Reagan's 1990 autobiography. The book deal was announced in May 2009 when Palin was still Governor of Alaska, with Palin stating that she wanted the public to hear her true story, "unrestrained and unfiltered." She reportedly received an advance of $1.25 million from the publisher, Harper Collins, with two projected additional payouts of between $2.5 million and $5 million each. Palin announced that although she would have a collaborator to help, she would be doing a lot of the writing herself, employing her journalism skills and the personal diaries and notes that she had kept throughout her life. Nonetheless, critics speculated whether Palin was capable of writing ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2450678